17-year-old to appear in court over M3 'hazardous material' closure

A teenage boy has been charged over the 11-hour closure of the M3 motorway which was shut down last week after ‘potentially hazardous material’ was found.

The 17-year-old will appear before Basingstoke magistrates on Monday.

The incident happened on Saturday September 23, causing huge delays for thousands of drivers between junctions nine and 11 of the motorway runs from Surrey to the south coast through cities such as Winchester and Southampton.